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Gary ChildersCNA / CNE / CNI / MCSE / ASE / Project+

A Bit About Gary

Gary Childers is a Senior Systems Engineer and Solutions Architect working with Alphanumeric Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Novell solutions for North and South Carolina. He is a member of the Triangle Novell User's Group (www.trianglenug.org) which meets in Raleigh, NC, and a new member of the CoolSolutions forums (www.coolsolutions.com).

04 Jan 2007AppNote: Patch Management Made EasyTo patch, or not to patch? That is the question. Actually, this is only one facet of the question. How do we implement the patches? Who decides when and whether to apply patches? How do we keep track of which machines have which patches? The automation of operating system and application patching is designed to take a lot of the repetitive drudgery out of our jobs, as well as to simply make sure that the job gets done. Sometimes, just getting the environment set up for the automation of software patching can be a bit onerous, especially if it means even a one-time visit to touch every workstation. My goal for this article is to hopefully reduce that drudgery, and free up some of your time for the projects and tasks that you really want to get done.

06 Sep 2006Moving GroupWise SystemsIn this AppNote, Gary Childers provides a strategic look at the process of migrating an entire GroupWise system from one server to another.

06 Apr 2006Data Replication Using Novell Technologies VideoGary Childers presents some strategies for data replication using Novell technologies such as Novell Branch Office, Novell iFolder, and the RSYNC utility that has been ported to NetWare. Watch the video here.

09 Mar 2006AppNote: Using RSYNC with WindowsUpdated: Lots of people are interested in backing up data on Windows laptops and PCs using RSYNC, in a variety of situations. Gary Childers shares some great ideas for some unexpectedly cool ways to use this great utility.

08 Dec 2005AppNote: RSYNC Q&A - An Open DiscussionUpdated with new Question: Gary Childers has provided answers to some of the most common questions that he has received about using RSYNC. If you have other questions about RSYNC or would like to share how you are using the utility, send them in here.

08 Aug 2005Add Novell Support to Your Firefox Search EngineIf you're using Firefox to surf the web, check this out. It's a snap to add the Novell Support, Novell Documentation, or a zillion other search engines to your favorite list to be able to search directly from the Firefox Web Search bar. Gary Childers lays it all out.

29 Jun 2005AppNote: Roll Your Own -- Creating Custom Packages with ZENworks Patch ManagementCome learn how to use PatchLink Update Server to deploy and update an application of your own selection. While the pre-defined packages from the PatchLink subscription service may provide 99% of what most people need, there will always be that other 1%. And when it's your job to provide that 1% solution, then that becomes an important 1%.

28 Jun 2005Goodbye to Tape - Backup Strategies in the New MillenniumOne of the undeniable issues we all face in network and server management is protection against data loss: that is, for most of us, data backup. It is simultaneously a bane and a boon to our existence. Many times, it is simply an enormous aggravation, when it isn't working properly – because we just never know when we might really need it. Gary Childers shares what he's learned over the years in the School of Hard Knocks. Enjoy!

01 Feb 2005Double SYNC -- Using RSYNC Simultaneously With and Without Branch Office for Data BackupSome people might already be using (or considering) Nterprise Branch Office, in order to realize the savings on hardware and administrative costs. But they are also using full-fledged NetWare servers where the Branch Office appliance is not appropriate, and may want to leverage the same benefit of using RSYNC to replicate files from the full servers, at the same time. Can RSYNC do both? You bet it can. Gary Childers tells all.